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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-20

UNFINISHED ROOMS-CLUNIE'S BLOCK,
L Eighth and K streets, northeast corner.
Nicely furnished sunny rooms, single in
suites; the best rooms in the city; street caIs
from the Depot pass the door every five minutes;
kept first class MRS. GR1CE, Proprietress. I'm
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-20
ROB SaLE-fO LET.

TITO LEr-CoRNER SEVENTEENTH -
i and Z streets, HOUSE of five rooms IA;
and basement, unfurnished; large grounds, LA:.H
barn, variety OF fruit trees, etc. Rent, SIS In
Quire at No. 10l Twelfth street ialS-3t*
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When the result had been announced there
was long and loud applau c.
Presidcat Waterman announced Geor6e Hearst
elected Uniied States SeuaioF for ire six years
beginn ng on March I. 1897.
The minutes OF the Joirt Convention we're
then read ami approved, and the joint session
adjourned sine DIE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
OBITUARY.


Mrs. Hannah r. Howard died in the
night Of August 10th at half eleven at
her residence on Western avenue. She
was suddenly stricken with paralysis ON
the 18th Of July last, aud from that tim,
failed gradually until death came Mrs
Howard was a daughter Of Daniel Cobb of
Windham, and was born in October, 1919.
and was married in 1871 10 Aurclus G
Howard late Of Townshend. deceased
Four children were born Of this marriage.
only two Of whom are now living, IA dnugh
ter, now the wife Of the Rev r. A. Slack
Of Merrimack, n. H., and Horace T.. How
ard. Mrs. Howard also leaves a sister, the
wife Of Hon. VIM. Harris Of Wndham.
and two brothers, Lyman and William Cobb
Of AndOver, y. Y. Mrs Howard possess
ed kindly heart and cheerful disposition
and won for herself many friends and her
social attainmcnts, combined with her rare
mental gifts and gentle culture, endeared
her 10 her friends and commanded the re-
spect of all. Her life was one of quiet
contentmcnt and happiness up 10 within n
few years, when deep SORROWS and heavy
burdens were laid upon her by the death
of her husband and one son and the i'll
ness Of the son who survives her. These
burdens and sorrows she bore in patience
without complaint and in that quiet Chris
tian fortitude which has been characters
tic Of her life. Mrs. Howard has been a
member Of the Baptist denomination for
many years.
The funeral services will be held at the
residence Of the deceased at O'Clock Sat
urday morning and Immediately after the
services the remains will bee taken hy spe-
cial train 10 Townshend for interment in
the family lot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
AHoom for sheridan.

The recent occasional reference TO Cen
eral Sheridan rs "A presidential candidate is
giving friends Of both Blaine and Sherman
some uneasiness, says the Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Times Star
| was talking with a strong Sherman man
a little while ago. He was delighted with
the unanimous Endorsement of Sherman by
the Ohio convention But" he said, chow
about this Sheridan boomi | am little
suspicious of that" "Wby so - asked
"Do you consider him n dangerous man for
your candidate = IL do consider him a
pretty strong man, he answered, frankly ;
$50 strong that he might be taken up with
great propriety, if the fight between Sher-
man and Blaine gets too hot to be comfor-
| table for the prospects of the party
What sort OF race do you think he
would make y "a very good one In
deed, don't see how he could possibly be
beaten. There is nothing TO be said against
him, and he has the personal qualities that
would make him exceedingly popular. -
What are those particular qualities, and
what class of voters would they affect y
WELL his soldier record would, Of course,
give him the full soldier vote. which was a
great deal divided in the last campaign.
Then he would, Of course, draw more Of the
Irish vote than, perhaps, any other man that
could be selected Then, too, he would get
greater percentage of the Catholic vote,
regardless Of nationality, than any other
man thus far mentioned. | regard Sheri-
dan rs a strong man ! don't believe it
would he possible for Cleveland to beat
him. OF course, | am Sherman man, but
in case we can't get the party to unite on
him, think Sheridan would be an availa.
| Die candidate. "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
A south Carolina Episode.

That the ''New South" is as yet mostly a
dream of the future is made only too evi-
dent by many recent occurrences in differ
ent sections. A notable example is fur
nished in South Carolina by the famous
Edgefeld lynching case, which has finally
been forced to trial. Instead of trying the
whole batch of 80 who were under indict-
ment for the killing of Cubreath, two men,
George Holmes and w. H. Parkman, were
selected to face jury first The capture
and indictment of n whole lynching party
was an extraordinary circumstance, and
was made notable by the social prominence
of the actors in the bloody affair. The
dangers of the lyncher's logic were appar-
ent in this case, as the young man was kill
ed upon Il slim suspicion that he was the
cause of domestic unhappiness in a neigh
boris house, That the young man was in
nocent is now widely believed, and hun
dreds in county made infamous by mis-
carriage Of murder trials looked forward
to the conviction of these lynchers as the
beginning of better things. 1t was not ex-
pected that the influential and wealthy
men charged with the murder of Culbreath
would be hanged, but it was expected that
the barbarous lynching of a man whose
guilt was not certain would be punished to
some extent. In this the friends of law
and order have been disappointed The iu-
ry returned verdict of not guilty against
the two ringeaders who first attacked the
murdered man, and the case against the
other twenty nine defendants has been dis
continued. The state made a powerful eff
fort TO get verdict, but it is said the Jury
was packed, and that under no circum-
stances could a verdict against the defend
ants have been obtained. When Robert
Jones, the murderer of his grandfather
and two grand-uncles, was not hanged, it
is improbable that any jury in Edgefeld
will find white man guilty of murder A
white man has never been hanged in that
county, and yet in the past thirteen years
100 murders have been committed, the
large majority by white men Many PEG
pie in the state are alarmed by the condi,
ton of affairs, and the little value which is
placed ON human life. Edgefeld is a dis
grace 10 the state. The soil of the county
is red with blood, and there is no remedy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
Political Uncertainties.


In 1886 Virginia elected six Republican
congressman and three Democratic. and
the total vote left the democracy in a mi.
nority of about 81, 900 in the state. The
Republicans besides this, gained congress
men in several southern states. Now the
Kentucky Democrats display an indiiTer-
ence to party to AN extent which has Just
rendered the loss Of the state probable. If
this does not show that the South is not So
reliably solid now as it has been for
some years, what does it show
In Massachusetts, last year, despite his
wealth and liberal expenditure of money,
Gov. Ames was elected by plurality Of
1000 only. Republican states which for
years rolled up their party majorities of
from 10000 to 100000 are now glad t.
elect Republican candidates by slender plu-
ralities. And this year Rhode Island elects
Democratic governor for the first time
since the organization of the Republican
party. What does this show, if not that
the rock ribbed Republican states are not
so positively fixed in their political position
AS they used to be
At the same time Indiana, which gave
its electoral vote to Mr.. Cleveland by GjOC
plurality in 1884, last year turned back u
the Republicans and elected their candidate
for lieutenant governor by over 1000 plu-
rality. The Republican vote was only $500
less than in 1884, while the Democratic
vote, through Indifference and disaffectiun
fell off nearly 1000. New Jersey gave
Mr.. Cleveland its electoral vote in 1851
and elected a Democratic governor last
year. But its total congressional vote last
year shows Republican plurality of oven
5000. Connecticut voted for Cleveland in
1854, and this year has Republican gov.
ernor through failure Of the popular vote
last November. What does tins show. if
not that the northern states which elected
President Cleveland are in waverng ano
uncertain position
In New York the labor vote upsets al
calculations and throws the state into tn,
| doubtful list If this does not all show that
old party lines are fading out and old party
ties weakening, what does it show
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
a Matter of Policy, NO, Principle

lFrom the burlington Free Press
So far rs our observation goes, the course
which Mr.. Cleveland has adopted in this
matter has reference not 50 much 10 the
comparative strength of the reform senti
ment as to the comparative strength of the
parties. In this state, for instance, the
sentiment for civil service reform is strong
yet in no state has there been cleaner
sweep of the offices or more shameless de
iiance of every principle of civil service
reform In the matter of removals and
appointments Mr.. Cleveland does not care
what is done in Vermont, because Vermont
is Republican anyhow He does not care
what happens in Maryland, because Mary
land is Democratic anyhow. In states, how
ever, where the votes of the friends of civil
service reform may make difference with
the result of the election, Mr.. Cleveland
has been little more careful about the ex
tent to which he violated the pledges upon
which he was elected He has shown re
gard 10 his own personal and party inter
ests, but no true regard for civil service re
form or for the opinion of its friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
Biggest Pile in the WorId.

The United States treasury today is a
vast bank in metallic money and money
metals, says the Springfield Republican.
Probably it has the greatest hoard of the
precious metals, coined and uncoined, any
where ON the face of the earth-and this is
not all gathered in one place. On the LIST
of July the treasury of the United States
had SS1s, OOO, 900 in gold $50, 0O0, 600 being
in bars, and $915,O0O,OO0 of silver, of
which less than $4,000, 900 was uncoined
The amount of treasury notes on hand was
less than $50, 900, 600 The secretary of the
treasury has been able, by carrying gold
bars, 10 keep down the amount of cash
taken from the monetary circulation 10 the
lowest limit 1t is amazing when we think
OF the monetary condition of this country
Az years ago, when the supply of both met
ais was very small 30 years ago when
money as good us gold was unknown be
tween Pennsylvania and California aud
20 years ago, when this side of the Rocky
mountains not a silver piece was visible,
and gold was the centre of vast daily
speculation, in which the treasury notes
passed current at 80 cents on the dollar or
less. It is amazing, in view of the past,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12

The death of the colored ex Congress
man Joseph II. Rainey of South Carolina
removes a man in whose person was well
illustrated the mutations which the aboli-
ton of slavery gave rise TO. While he
never was "A slave, he was the son of slaves
who had bought their freedom, and he was
barred from the public schools of South
Carolina by the state statutes. He learned
barbering in his fathers shop, and in 1862
being forced to work ON the confederate
Notifications at Charleston, he made good
his escape to the West Indies Rainey had
already managed 10 secure fair education
and he continued to improve his mind I'M
til the close of the war, when he returned
to Georgetown, his native place, and began
his public life by entering the state consti-
tutional convention in 1868. He was state
senator two years later, but resigned 10 en-
ter the dist Congress as a Republican, a
position he held fer four terms. Rainey
made a good working member with reliable
rather than brilliant qualifications. The
one graphic episode of his congressional ca
reer was his selection as speaker pro tenn.
This distinction was probably more i'm the
nature of political demonstration than as
a recognition of conspicuous abilities, and
the occasion was not allowed to pass un-
noticed. The scene when Congressman,
now Judge Parker, pointed to Rainey and
then to the condition of the Indians, and
drew his conclusion of what the republic
would do by what it had done, has suggest
ed the subject for historical painting
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
HAPPY ESTBYVIIE

The band concert and lawn party on Full
Ter park, last Friday and Saturday even
lngs, was one of the most pleasant out
door gatherings of the season. Some of
our ladies', wishing to have good time and
get little money for our band concluded
To give ten-cent supper in connection
with the band concert Going 10 work
with will, they found cordial greeting on
every hand, and soon the whole hill was at
work. Friday evening brought a drizzlmg
ram, but there was no postponement. The
program was carried out and many sat
down under their umbrellas to eat a boun
tiful supper. Frank Davis opened his
house, tables were set, and many went in
side to eat. Ice cream and cake were sery-
ed during the evening All were anxious
TO have the program repeated and when
Saturday evening came the sun and the
braclhg AR brought out merry crowds, who
We're served with supper and ice cream,
Eddy's indispensable drinks not being for
gotten, The tables were beautifully ar
ranged and decked with bouquets, the little
park was encircled with a row of torches
ana Chinese- lanterns, and during the even
ing There was very pleasing display of
fireworks. The band was never i'm better
spirits, and the music was charming. An
went home well pleased with the evenings
entertainment. The net proceeds wsra
SOO, which goes to the band Some for
the first time had seen Fuller park. and
were surprised TO find such beautiful
place within our village. The party being
local affair and gotten up ON a three DAYS
notice, too much credit cannot be given the
ladies who had it in charge The bows
want the ladies TO do so just once more and
give them chance for u side show. and
they declare that they will paint Esteyville
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
CmrIis Condemned.

Anybody who read the late civil service
reform address of Mr.. George William Cur
tbs between the lines and saw its real dis
appointment and practical acknowledge
ment of the failure of reform under this
administration, will agree that the follow
ing condensation of it by Gen. Boynton,
the Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette, is substantial
ly correct
"Fellow-reformers Notice, if you please,
the Grape on my arm and the tear in NV
eye. Grover Cleveland has gone back on
us, and l regret TO say there has been
very significant change in the civil service
Hence these tears and the crane. The
boys have moved in ON us like an over
whelming flood The classified service has
not been extended to chiefs of divisions
though we humbly sought for this crumb
ON Blended knees. OF 5S,0 chief offices
the 'bullies' have got away with all but 10. q
900, and as 10 the presidential postofices
of 24OO less than 400 remain as spared
monuments, and our reformer president is
rapidly upsetting these The machine has
gobbled every collector of internal reve-
nue., and snatched all but ten of the III
collectors OF customs baldheaded OF 81
OOO cross post Offices, there is little
lett 10 cheer reformers except the lonely
graves OF former occupants, In Justice 10
the department it should be said that for
several months the health of the first as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12
RIGHTS OF ELECTRIC LIGHT COM
PANIES

Mr.. Editor; To avoid any misapprehen-
sion AS to the rights, privileges and duties
| OF electric light companies in erecting aud
/ maintaining their lines, fixtures and lamps
IN any city, village or town in the state of
| Vermont, let me, through the columns Of
| your paper, call attention to the fact that
at the last session of the Vermont legisla-
ture an act. numbered 80, was passed. en-
titled An act in relation to Electric Light
Companies, the provisions of which are as
follows
Sc l. The provisions Of sections 1893 to Bi} in
elusive Of the Revised laws relating to telegram
| wirs and telegraph companies aud all additions
thereto and in amendment thereof shall extend to
| elrctric-light wires and elrctricght companies
See :. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage.
Approved Nov "a. 1886.
! Section 1888 of the Revised Laws of 1880
reads as follows
Persons associated together 10 erect a line of
/ telegraph wires in this state may s,.t er,,t and
MAINTAIN the posts and other necessary fixtures
therefor in and along any highways: hut the same
shall H. done 50 as not Ia interfere with the public
| pairing the same
Section 3635, referring to villages or near
residences, reads as follows:
II II Is found desirable to erect such line of ta
graph IN or along the streets Of Il village or in
front 81 and near residences of any persons, and
such persons object thereto. they may apnly To
the s-l-ctmen u such town or officers Of such
village who shall determine through what streets
the same shall pass, or in what manner if nj all
such Objection may ~ ubviatrd; and such drci-
sion shall be final notice being given rs required
in the preceding section
Section 3Gil, referring to penalties for
lnlurlng wires posts or fixtures, reads as
follows
II person wllfuly Intentionally iniures a
telegraph wire, post or fixture erected or main
taned IN pursuance Of this chapter. or wilfully
interteres with the working Of such telegraph
lne, or aids or assists In such offence. he shall for
trlt one hundred dollars, to Ike recovered by an
action Of debt founded on this section in the name
oil the owner of such telegraph line for his u.s.:
and he may also he fined and imprisoned as pro.
Nlded IN other cases Of malicious acts
While conciliatory methods are always
best in establishing electric light stations.
and measures should be taken to meet the
requirements of all classes of people, it NAV
not he amiss TO call attention to the legal
aspects Of the case for the benefit Of those
OF our citizens whose interests in rival
methods of lighting may lead them to OPP
pose somewhat too strenuous objections to
the will of the majority of our citizens
FAIR PLAY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12

Chicago paper, in summing up a de
tailed report OF the great druuth in the
Northwest, says The first intimation of
severe drouth came from Michigan In no
part of that state, however, did the com
plant come from any single area covering
more than one county. Farmers and vii
layers reported that their vegetables were
suffering, but ten miles distant there would
he reports of abundant rains. About three
weeks ago serious damage was reported
from certain parts in Michigan, and in
some counties potatoes were declared to be
failure. Next came reports of distress
IN Indiana, then from Wisconsin, and at
the present time there is scarcely county
between the lakes and the Mississippi in
which rain is not prayed for"
Another paper says There is an area
of perhaps 1000 square miles in the North
west where the dust lies deep upon the
earth. The district is bounded by Madison
ON the north, Bloomington on the south
Lake Michigan on the east and the Mississ
ippl river on the west. 1t is within these
boundaries that vegetation has lost its nor
NAL color aud the earth its moisture. Leaves
are falling from the trees, the grass in the
meadows has grown yellow and white, and
the streams in which the cattle used to
Stake their thirst are as dry az powder
horns. 1t has been nearly ten weeks since
soaking rain fell in this district. The
big bull thlstle-the pest of nearly every
iarm-has at last succumbed to the fate of
all other vegetation. In southern Wiscon-
SIN there are thousands of acres where
corn will not yield peck TO the acre.
Wells have run dry, and in some towns
water famines are imminent. The drink
ing water at hand is often polluted and
hlled with poisonous germs. Typhoid fe
Yer Is becoming prevalent, and dysentery
and other stomach disturbances are so com
mon in some places as to be almost epidem-
ic. Unless rain falls before many DAYS the
suffering will be greatly augmented The
intense heat has been a terrific strain upon
man, but its effect upon cattle has been
simply appalling. Without pasturage to
browse upon, or pools in which to stand
during the hot hours of the day, the Door
beasts have become SO emaciated as to be
wholly unmarketable. Hundreds of COWS
are killed and shipped to market for mere
pittance.
Added to all the miseries attending the
great drouth is the constant fear of fires
The tall grass of the praries is dead, the
lields are ready 10 burst into flame and
leaves lie in heaps in the forests A spark
starts lire and the blistering wind fans
the same. In some towns the people are
often called out three or four times day
TO fight the flames. Destructive fires have
been raging for many days in Kenosha
Racine and Walworth counties in Wiscon
sin. Thousands of acres have been swept
by the flames, and the loss to farmers in
hay grain, fencing and buildings is great.
Above Madison the bogs are burning fierce
ly, and the pungent smoke hangs over the
country for miles around The northern
Illinois fires are so numerous that the far
mers have ploughed the ground about their
buildings in order TO check the spread of
the flames"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12

Rev. c. O. Day goes on his vacation next
week.-Mr. and Mrs. II, H. Thompson
| started Monday ON II carriage drive b. Lake
| Spotford, going thence to Westminster
West for a short visit Mr. and Mrs. A .
b. Hall and Mr. and Mrs Fred Dickinson
return today from carriage drive through
| some Of the western towns of the county
Mr. aud Mrs. Edwin GOodnow have de
cided 10 return from Lynn, and will live at
Il Elliot street.-Mrs. Hunter has given up
| her dressmaking business and will 90 10
Claremont, her old home, this month. Miss
Florence Morse, now in Clapp * Jones s
store, will attend the normal school at
Bridgewater Mass, this fall, aud her
mother, Mrs. A. \. Morse, will teach the
school at South Vernon j. r. Hall and
family leave Saturday for a two weeks
outing in the vicinity Of New York. $
W. Richardson has sold his place on West
ern avenue and will remove oct LIST TO
Miss Knights house on Williston street,
preparatory 10 building next season. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. 5. Dowley are at Block
lsand.--G. ; Davis. late clerk for o. j.
Pratt, left yesterday for Norwich Conn. -
Fred Mcclure, with his friend Master Sam
me Halsey, Is spending a month with his
brother in-law, John 5. Wood F d.
Fisk and j. l.. Martin, with their families
are expected home this week from n visit
TO Block Island. Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Ed
dy start on a vacation trip today, going
first 10 Orange, Mass, and next week into
the Champlain and Lake George region
Charles Root and family of Springfield.
Mass, are on visit to their old Brattle
boro home. Mrs. Leopold Rctting and
daughter Florence are at Pomfret, Vt, for
few weeks.-O. l.. French and party are
on their homeward way after a months alb
3euCe